I explained to CL that FR would probably be the biggest tournament in America for CC this year (except possibly NECXIII), and even if it isn't, it helps us get into Evo and other majors throughout the year and would do a lot to promote the game.
He's super hype to go but money is a huge problem. By this time he'll be graduated from college and looking for a job, so school shouldn't be a big concern. I told him he should be prepare more than half of the funds required, meaning America will have to cover at the very least, around 700$ of his trip (that's just half of a cheap plane ticket, not other costs).
I explained to him how important this was for international status of melty blood, and he's really up to supporting it and making it hype. I also told him he should return donations if he can't go in the end, which he told me understood. However, if something happens, remember you are donating money out of your own pocket and trusting CL to return the donations. I think I'm going to wait for the game to actually come out before donating, personally.
As for Final Round, like Zar said, we should be blowing this up months in advance and not waiting for the game to do so, however. There's a couple tournaments coming up in the next couple weeks, right? Blow it up you guys. Talk to people. Make posters.